The other day a Latvian student contacted me for my views the connection between culture and success criteria—an important and intriguing topic. After working in Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, Japan, Israel,…

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https://ecaminc.com/index.php/blog/item/235-the-cloud-social-mobile-generation Recently, I surveyed a dozen or so students at three Portland area universities. Three-quarters of them replied. An adequate response, since the questions were open-ended, requiring a written answer. The…]]>towillia1@ecaminc.com (Todd Williams)StrategySun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800More Jobs Shipped to Indiahttps://ecaminc.com/index.php/blog/item/234-more-jobs-shipped-to-india
https://ecaminc.com/index.php/blog/item/234-more-jobs-shipped-to-india Friday brought news of another company outsourcing part of their IT. The details are sketchy, but it appears that all the COBOL programmers (many counting days until retirement) are going…]]>towillia1@ecaminc.com (Todd Williams)StrategySun, 06 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800Is Your Failure Rate High Enough for Success?https://ecaminc.com/index.php/blog/item/228-is-your-failure-rate-high-enough-for-success
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The other day, while playing with my nine-month old Granddaughter, I counted the number of times she tried to do something and failed. If I had that much trouble, I…

With the coming of 2011, it is time to reflect on our past and contemplate the future. We think about our families, our friends, our successes and failures; we think…

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https://ecaminc.com/index.php/blog/item/174-fire-the-bastards-and-other-conflict-resolution-techniquesConflict resolution is a major part of recovering red projects. The solutions range from firing the bastards to analyzing where the sources of conflicts are and determining a more friendly…]]>towillia1@ecaminc.com (Todd Williams)StrategySun, 10 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800Project Failure Bunkhttps://ecaminc.com/index.php/blog/item/166-project-failure-bunk
https://ecaminc.com/index.php/blog/item/166-project-failure-bunkAre project success rates getting better or worse? What is the cost? What are the controlling factors? How does someone calculate these numbers? The answers are elusive. Lately, Roger Sessions…]]>towillia1@ecaminc.com (Todd Williams)StrategySun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800